New Delhi: Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has come out of international retirement, according to his agent Dimitry Seluk's Twitter handle on Tuesday, 26th December 2017.



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The Ivory Coast international has become surplus to requirements under Pep Guardiola's management and has barely featured this season (eight appearances). He last played for his country in September 2016. He has appeared 100 FIFA recognised international matches for his nation, scoring 19 goals.


The box-to-box midfielder was part of his country's squad when they won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015.


Ivory Coast have failed to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2018 – to be played in Russia. Their next major tournament will be the the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019.